Fuad Shukr
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Fuad Shukr, also known as "Hajj Hassan," is a senior military commander within Hezbollah, a Shiite militant group and political party based in Lebanon. He has been implicated in the planning and execution of the 1983 Beirut barracks bombings, which killed 299 U.S. Marine and French paratroopers. Shukr holds a high-ranking position within Hezbollah's Jihad Council, involved in strategic planning and military operations. The U.S. government has designated him as a terrorist, placing him on the Treasury Department's sanctions list. The graph shows the relationship between Fuad Shukr and other sanctioned parties, illustrating his connections within Hezbollah and to other entities targeted by international sanctions.